Comments on: Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas: The World’s Largest Cruise Ship

By: Robin Morris

Robin Morris — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:33:58 +0000

That’s just amazes me how big the ship is today. So sad about the titanic.

By: GLENDA D. CURRY

GLENDA D. CURRY — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 06:01:23 +0000

Which is it ? In the “infographic” you show Symphony of the Sea’s max speed to be 25 mph in comparison to the Titanic’s max speed to be 24 mph. Concluding that the Titanic was indeed slower by 1 mph. Then In your story (fourth paragraph-2nd & 3rd lines) you summarize that.. “The only area that Titanic has Symphony of the Seas beat is speed, but not by much. At 25 MPH, Titanic’s max speed is 1 MPH faster than Symphony of the Seas.” When writing a story that you want your readers to visualize, with the use of a comparison chart, I feel it is important that you have your facts correct. Or at the very least a qualified ‘proof reader’ or editor.

By: Scott Vann

Scott Vann — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:54:19 +0000

In reply to jpalandri@goldeagle.com. Another correction, you put Titanic's total height at 104 ft. She was 104 feet from her keel to the boat deck, 175 feet from keel to top of funnels, and 200+ feet from keel to top of masts.

By: jpalandri@goldeagle.com

jpalandri@goldeagle.com — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:42:22 +0000

In reply to Joel. Hey Joel, thanks for the correction. We'll definitely pass the advice on for the next time!

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 04:40:33 +0000

Actually you got one thing very wrong about the RMS Titanic; it was NEVER a cruise ship. The RMS Titanic was an Ocean Liner. Two VERY different things. An Ocean Liner is used as a mode of getting from point A to point B. But a cruise ship unfortunately only serves one purpose, entertainment.

If one is going to dabble in the art ‘writing’, one must start first with their thinking abilities, being able to think critically. Then if or when you believe you’re intelligent enough to ‘write’, you’re not. Next up are your speaking abilities. Is your language and speech impeccable? Is it at the very least, responsible? Because if it were, one would never make a statement as a matter of fact if they had not verified and fact checked their statement first. Otherwise one should leave writing to those who appreciate and have been taught in the art of writing.

Best,

Joel S.

By: Joan Shoenberger

Joan Shoenberger — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:19:38 +0000

It’s away to big and take you a couple of weeks to find your way around it. Iove cruise ships with around 500 people is enough. I was on large ship before I hated it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:10:29 +0000

Thanks for the great comparison! aelvirlugn is right about the speed though, you might need to update it.

By: aelvirlugn

aelvirlugn — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:23:08 +0000

Titanic’s maximum speed was not 25 MPH. 25 MPH is approximately 21 knots, which is Olympic and Titanic’s service speed when they first entered service. Titanic collided against the iceberg at 22 knots, which isn’t even close to her maximum speed. In order for them to achieve their 21 knots service speed, it was necessary for her engines to develop 46,000 HP, but additonal power was provided to ensure that they could maintain this speed through bad weather consitions frequently found on the Atlantic. While their registration documents stated the engines were registered at a total of 50,000 hp, Edward Wilding of Harland & Wolff confirmed that she could generate over 55,000 HP. In fact, running at full speed, they produced around 59,000 HP.
That said, since both Olympic and Titanic were built with the same machinery, they would have the same speed specifications. RMS Olympic’s service speed, for example changed to 23 knots in 1933. And she even achieved a speed of 25 knots during her fourteen-hour all-out speed run towards her sinking sister, however even this wasn’t her maximum speed, as it would’ve taken possibly 12 hours for all of Olympic’s extra boilers to become operational and at their optimal pressure. As far as Olympic’s speed goes, the fastest recorded speed she achieved was on August 4, 1914 which clocked in at 25.1 knots.
So, Titanic’s maximum speed (excluding her extra boilers) would’ve been 25 knots. It’s safe to say that if her extra boilers were included it would total to about 26 or 27 knots.